Keith Randall Hornsby (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and LSU.
Hornsby began his prep career at Hampton Roads Academy before transferring to Oak Hill Academy. As a senior, he averaged 11.4 points, two assists and three rebounds and led the Warriors in three-point shooting at 50.4 percent, helping them finish with a 29–4 overall record and to be ranked fourth nationally.[1]
College career
Hornsby played his first two years of college basketball at UNC Asheville where he averaged 15.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, while shooting 37.9 percent from three-point range as a sophomore.[1] As a junior, he transferred to LSU, starting in 52 of 53 games and finished with averages of 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 33.6 minutes. In his senior season, he averaged 13.1 points, second on the team to Ben Simmons, before suffering a season-ending abdominal injury that required surgery.[1][2]
Professional career
Texas Legends (2016–2019)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Hornsby signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 27, 2016,[2] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games.[3] On October 30, 2016, Hornsby was selected by the Texas Legends with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.[4] In his first season, he averaged 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. Hornsby averaged 10.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the 2017-18 season.[5] In the 2018-19 NBA G League season, Hornsby led the league in three-point field goal percentage at 48.5%, while averaging 12.3 points, 2.7 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.[6]
Toruń (2019–2020)
On September 2, 2019, after three years in the G League, Hornsby went overseas for the first time in his career and signed with Polish club Twarde Pierniki Toruń.[7] He averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game.[8]
He is the son of Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby (singer of major 1980s hits Mandolin Rain and The Way It Is) and Kathy Hornsby and has a twin brother named Russell. He graduated with a degree in communication studies.[1]
References
^ abcd"LSU bio". LSUSports.net. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
^ abKaralla, Bobby (July 27, 2016). . Mavs.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^Karalla, Bobby (October 22, 2016). . Mavs.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^"Legends Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (September 16, 2020). "Keith Hornsby's (EWE Baskets) Dad Has Done So Much For His Career And Instilled That Mindset Of Work At An Early Age". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^"Keith Hornsby G League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^Lupo, Nicola (September 2, 2019). "Keith Hornsby signs with Polski Cukier Torun". Sportando. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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Keith Randall Hornsby born January 30 1992 is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and LSU Keith HornsbyHornsby playing for LSUNo 4 Nanterre 92PositionShooting guardLeagueLNB Pro APersonal informationBorn 1992 01 30 January 30 1992 age 30 Williamsburg VirginiaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight210 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh schoolHampton Roads Academy Newport News Virginia Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson Virginia CollegeUNC Asheville 2011 2013 LSU 2014 2016 NBA draft2016 UndraftedPlaying career2016 presentCareer history2016 2019Texas Legends2019 2020Twarde Pierniki Torun2020 2021EWE Baskets Oldenburg2021 2022Metropolitans 922022 presentNanterre 92Career highlights and awards3 NBA G League All Star 2017 2019 Stats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Texas Legends 2016 2019 3 2 Torun 2019 2020 3 3 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2020 2021 3 4 Metropolitans 92 2021 2022 3 5 Nanterre 92 2022 present 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksHigh school career EditHornsby began his prep career at Hampton Roads Academy before transferring to Oak Hill Academy As a senior he averaged 11 4 points two assists and three rebounds and led the Warriors in three point shooting at 50 4 percent helping them finish with a 29 4 overall record and to be ranked fourth nationally 1 College career EditHornsby played his first two years of college basketball at UNC Asheville where he averaged 15 0 points 4 2 rebounds and 3 1 assists per game while shooting 37 9 percent from three point range as a sophomore 1 As a junior he transferred to LSU starting in 52 of 53 games and finished with averages of 13 3 points 3 7 rebounds and 1 9 assists in 33 6 minutes In his senior season he averaged 13 1 points second on the team to Ben Simmons before suffering a season ending abdominal injury that required surgery 1 2 Professional career EditTexas Legends 2016 2019 Edit After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft Hornsby signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 27 2016 2 but was waived on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games 3 On October 30 2016 Hornsby was selected by the Texas Legends with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft 4 In his first season he averaged 4 5 points 2 0 rebounds and 1 0 assist per game Hornsby averaged 10 1 points 3 0 rebounds 1 6 assists and 1 2 steals per game in the 2017 18 season 5 In the 2018 19 NBA G League season Hornsby led the league in three point field goal percentage at 48 5 while averaging 12 3 points 2 7 assists 1 5 rebounds and 1 0 steals per game 6 Torun 2019 2020 Edit On September 2 2019 after three years in the G League Hornsby went overseas for the first time in his career and signed with Polish club Twarde Pierniki Torun 7 He averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game 8 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2020 2021 Edit On July 4 2020 he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga BBL 8 Metropolitans 92 2021 2022 Edit On July 7 2021 he signed a one year deal with the French team Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A 9 Nanterre 92 2022 present Edit On July 29 2022 he has signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A 10 Personal life EditHe is the son of Grammy winning musician Bruce Hornsby singer of major 1980s hits Mandolin Rain and The Way It Is and Kathy Hornsby and has a twin brother named Russell He graduated with a degree in communication studies 1 References Edit a b c d LSU bio LSUSports net Retrieved October 8 2016 a b Karalla Bobby July 27 2016 Mavs sign Jameel Warney and Keith Hornsby Mavs com Archived from the original on August 18 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 Karalla Bobby October 22 2016 Mavericks request waivers on five set opening night roster Mavs com Archived from the original on October 23 2016 Retrieved October 22 2016 Legends Announce Training Camp Roster NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc October 30 2016 Retrieved November 4 2016 Schmidt Scheuber Miles September 16 2020 Keith Hornsby s EWE Baskets Dad Has Done So Much For His Career And Instilled That Mindset Of Work At An Early Age Eurobasket Retrieved September 16 2020 Keith Hornsby G League Stats Basketball Reference com Retrieved July 3 2019 Lupo Nicola September 2 2019 Keith Hornsby signs with Polski Cukier Torun Sportando Retrieved September 2 2019 a b Skerletic Dario July 4 2020 Keith Hornsby joins Ewe Baskets Oldenburg Sportando Retrieved July 4 2020 Keith Hornsby joins Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 July 7 2021 Retrieved July 7 2021 Skerletic Dario July 29 2022 Keith Hornsby joins Nanterre 92 Sportando Retrieved August 13 2022 External links EditLSU Tigers bio UNC Asheville Bulldogs bio RealGM profile Sports Reference profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keith Hornsby amp oldid 1123831214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
